Those looking to keep the youngsters entertained will be spoilt for choice as Easter egg hunts roll into action nationwide, including in Dublin's Merrion Square, Fota Wildlife Park in Cork and the Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford.

The Easter Rising will be commemorated by a military ceremony at the GPO on Dublin's O'Connell Street tomorrow morning at 10.30am.

The ceremony, which will be led by the President, the Taoiseach and the Minister for Defence, will include a reading of the Proclamation and a fly-past by the Air Corps.

Dublin Airport has predicted a 10pc rise in traffic as families make the most of the holidays.